<p>^ My thoughts exactly. 
I totally understand why people would want to apply to so many schools, but when I love my safety, as well as both my match schools, I don’t see why I’d necessarily have to apply to so many reaches.</p>
<p>^^Most high-achieving students wouldn’t be entirely truthful if they said they would be happy at attending their safety. Many of them can see themselves attending most of the “Tier 1” schools. Due to the ridiculous selectivity of said schools, these applicants have no choice but to cast a wide net.</p>
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<p>Yes, there are some minor logistical problems associated with applying to lots of schools.</p>
<p>Hey everyone, I just wanna hijack this thread for a minute for so. Can anyone help me with the situation I’m in right now?
So I go to a high school where nobody has ever been accepted to any one of HYP before. This year, however, two exceptionally exceptional students got into Princeton and some other top schools. I was really happy for them since I’m a close friend of theirs. But it turned out that both of them decided to decline Princeton’s offer. One chose MIT and the other preferred Harvard to Princeton. In other words, Princeton took the great risk of admitting two students from a school that’s previously completely unknown to them but neither committed eventually. Is my chance at Princeton next year going to be affected by their decisions to any extent?</p>
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<p>I noticed that you will be applying as a non-U.S. citizen. In my experience, the top UC’s are, almost without exception, reaches for international applicants.</p>
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<p>No, their lack of willingness to attend will not affect you.</p>
<p>^ I think Fledgling is a U.S. citizen currently residing in Michigan. Pretty sure he is moving to California.</p>
<p>^ From a recent post:</p>
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<p>@ silverturtle: Heh, I thought so. I won’t apply for FA at the UC’s, though (so I’d probably have to take out a student loan)… would that have any effect on my application if I went in full-pay?</p>
<p>I’m a Canadian citizen BTW… this won’t make a difference though, right? :/</p>
<p>Oh, and Jersey, I’m a girl! :)</p>
<p>^ Don’t believe so</p>
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<p>Because they are not need-blind for internationals, this will help you a little. I would still be hesitant, however, to consider them a match (though I haven’t seen your stats). Are you applying to any schools in Canada? If so, would you be happy to attend them?</p>
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<p>Yes – my safety is U of Toronto, and I’d be delighted to go there if I didn’t get in anywhere in the U.S. :)</p>
<p>^ That’s good.</p>
<p>^ Lol, indeed. Here’s some useful advice for next year’s applicants: make sure your safety school is one you love and wouldn’t mind attending! You just never know what might happen…</p>
<p>^ My in-state safety is less than desirable lol</p>
<p>^ Well, then I really hope you get into one of your reach schools </p>
<p>(I can’t believe I’m STILL on this thread… I should really get off now. Good luck in your quest for admission, prospective Princeton '15-ers! :))</p>
<p>I’m hoping I get in to at least a few of my reaches so I’ll have some good options to choose from around this time next year.</p>
<p>Me! Legacy applicant, but with bad stats. We’ll see! Do you think SAT that is 2000+ and mediocre class rigor is an automatic rejection?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say automatic rejection but your chances are probably quite slim.</p>
<p>another princeton hopeful here. I have median SAT’s but some strong extracurriculars that might make me stand out.
Best of luck to everyone! yay class of 2015!</p>